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Best Practices to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infection Transmission Between Long Term Care and Acute Care Settings
As part of the longitudinal evaluation of HHS’ National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections, we assess current patient safety practices (PSP) to track and prevent the transmission of HAIs between LTCFs and acute care hospitals. Data collection efforts include an environmental scan of Federally-funded programs for HAI prevention in long-term care and semi-structured interviews with Federal stakeholders involved in HAI prevention in LTCFs. From these data sources, we identify best practices for targeting the transmission of pathogens between hospitals and LTCFs. Identification and dissemination of best practices for the prevention of HAIs between hospitals and LTCFs could have significant impacts on policy at the local, state, and Federal levels, and so we also identify opportunities where the policy infrastructure can be developed or changed to support those practices.
Learning Areas:
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practiceProtection of the public in relation to communicable diseases including prevention or control
Learning Objectives:
Identify best practices to track and prevent transmission of healthcare-associated infections between long-term care facilities and acute care hospitals.
Keyword(s): Long-Term Care, Quality Improvement
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Meg is a researcher with the health policy research company, Insight Policy Research. At Insight, she evaluates state and federal initiatives of quality improvement in healthcare, from valued-based payment reform models to national efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections. She has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications on the transmission of healthcare-associated infections. Ms. Tucker has 10 years’ experience in public health research with expertise in research study design, implementation, evaluation, and policy assessment.
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes
Name of Organization | Clinical/Research Area | Type of relationship |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Program evaluation | Independent Contractor (contracted research and clinical trials) |
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.